Sarasota County Acceleration Academies
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies in Sarasota, Florida enrolled 106 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 53.0 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 50%
109 students in 2022-23, 94 students in 2023-24, 106 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 2.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 109 | 4.0 | 27.3 |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 3.0 | 31.3 |
| 2024-25 | 106 | 2.0 | 53.0 |
53.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Florida high schools
Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 126 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sarasota County Acceleration Academies enrolled 126 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 126 of the 126 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
42.5% of students were White, 29.2% Hispanic, 20.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White42.5%
- Hispanic29.2%
- Black20.8%
- Two or more races6.6%
- American Indian0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 10 students in Sarasota County Acceleration Academies's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 90% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 10 | 3,333 | 208,274 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Sarasota
7 public high schools in Sarasota report 2024-25 enrollment; Sarasota County Acceleration Academies is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview High School | 2,637 | 19.7 | 24.6% |
| Sarasota High School | 2,359 | 19.5 | 28.4% |
| Booker High School | 1,479 | 18.5 | 52.7% |
| Sarasota Military Academy | 997 | 14.9 | 43.4% |
| Suncoast Polytechnical High School | 556 | 19.2 | 23.9% |
| Sarasota County Acceleration Academies | 106 | 53.0 | 20.8% |
| Triad | 77 | 7.7 | 66.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sarasota County Acceleration Academies
- Sarasota High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 2,359 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Sarasota Military AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 997 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Sarasota County Acceleration Academies with Sarasota High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sarasota County Schools spends per student$14,033 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,033
- The largest public schools in FloridaSarasota County Acceleration Academies is the number 656 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#656 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher53.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.53.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sarasota County Acceleration Academies
How many students attend Sarasota County Acceleration Academies?
106 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 109 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sarasota, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sarasota County Acceleration Academies?
53.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sarasota County Acceleration Academies a Title I school?
Sarasota County Acceleration Academies was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What is the graduation rate at Sarasota County Acceleration Academies?
under 50% of the 10 students in Sarasota County Acceleration Academies's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sarasota County Acceleration Academies in?
Sarasota County Schools, NCES district ID 1201680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120168008743 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.